Q and A

To get a rad piece of art, not just any tattoo you will see anywhere. I put every ounce of myself into every tattoo I do and I try to make the individual experience one the client will never forget. Expect random craziness from my fellow artists and plenty of laughs and stories.

Some sparrows flying down my ribs with clouds and cherry blossoms. Some crack artist did it when I was 18 and didn’t know any better. It’s since been reworked and saved from the wall of shame by Famous Gabe, which is how we met.

The freedom of expression. Even if it’s just a simple little solid black design I still have to put my touch to it to create it. Every little detail from beginning to end is an expression of myself. I also love making art for a LIVING, not just when I have spare time.

I find questionnaires more monotonous, lol. But no, whenever I begin to feel like that I remind myself that I have the best job in the world and I would be stupid to ever take this blessing for granted.

For me I have several. Famous Gabe Smith has been a huge influence on me since before I started tattooing. Others are Jason Stephan and Jesse Smith, both just amazing at their craft. Scott Irwin is another as well as Earl Funk and Steve Roberts. I could go on for days but these people represent what I consider to be the best influences I could have ever hoped for.

hmmmmm…I did a sleeve recently of crazy flowers and little pods with fetuses growing inside them that are being beamed up into spaceships. There’s the statue of liberty wearing a gas mask in the background and her torch is exploding, send an atomic cloud throughout the arm.